Product End-of-Life Notice
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco DCM Series D9900/D9901 Digital Content
Manager Software
EOL8498
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco DCM Series
D9900/D9901 Digital Content Manager Software. The last day to order the affected
product(s) is January 25, 2013. Customers with active service contracts or active
warranties will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance
Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-oflife milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the
product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active
service contracts or active product warranties, support will be available for the shown
dates as stated in the applicable service contracts or product warranty terms and
conditions, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco DCM Series D9900/D9901 Digital Content Manager Software
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life
Announcement Date
The date the document that announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of a product is
distributed to the general public.
July 27, 2012
End-of-Sale Date
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The
product is no longer for sale after this date.
January 25, 2013
Last Ship Date:
App. SW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract
manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
April 25, 2013
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date:
App. SW
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance
releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair,
maintain, or test the product software.
January 25, 2014
End of New Service
Attachment Date:
App. SW
For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this
is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment
and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.
January 25, 2014
Last Date of Support:
App. SW
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by
active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all
support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete**.
Warranty duration is based on product ship dates; refer to warranty terms and
conditions for details.
January 31, 2015
HW = Hardware
Table 2.
OS SW = Operating System Software
App. SW = Application Software
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product
Part Number
SW-DCM-0600542-K9
SW, DCM, V06.005.42
See the Product Migration Options
section below for detailed information
on replacing this product.
SW-DCM-060542-K9
SW, DCM, V06.05.42
See the Product Migration Options
section below for detailed information
on replacing this product.
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Replacement Product
Description
Additional
Information
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End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product
Part Number
SW-DCM-070575-K9
SW, DCM, V07.05.75
See the Product Migration Options
section below for detailed information
on replacing this product.
SW-DCM-070714-K9
SW, DCM, V07.07.14
See the Product Migration Options
section below for detailed information
on replacing this product.
Replacement Product
Description
Additional
Information
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Digital Content Manager software updates available at
Cisco.com and the available software versions in Cisco configuration tools. Information on software updates can
be found at: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/type.html?mdfid=284145733&catid=268438145.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in
eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about
Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find
additional TMP information on Partner Central at
http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco DCM Series D9900/D9901 Digital Content Manager
Software through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in
limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has
been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have
reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated
brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
**
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.
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